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The Secret to Going Viral: Harnessing the Kevin Bacon Effect

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Credible: Great, so you’ve engaged me and done it quickly, but if you try and tell me that your magic beans are the cure to cancer tomorrow, I’m onto whatever else my fascinating network of do-gooders and colleagues is up to. How can you expect folks to spread the good word if it’s too long and complicated to remember?

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C + C + C = C? The Secret to Viral Marketing

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Credible: Great, so you've engaged me and done it quickly, but if you try and tell me that your magic beans are the cure to cancer tomorrow, I'm onto whatever else my fascinating network of do-gooders and colleagues is up to. How can you expect folks to spread the good word if it's too long and complicated to remember?

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What color is your nonprofit's blog?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I thought I'd take a stab at remixing it for nonprofits.  Here's a remix of the approaches mapped to other types of nonprofits: Blue:  Institutional Information Blog. Examples:  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition Un Dispatch Easter Seals Autism Blog Indiana Art Museum. Green: Aggregate Content Blog.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I turned my blog pink in support of Breast Cancer and in September, I put on a red t-shirt. This month's fashion statement is gray and green to match the colors of Creative Commons logo. That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. to support the monks in Burma. But that's not all.

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NpTech Summary: Red T-Shirt Day - Supporting Monks, YouTube Nonprofit Channel, and Web2forDev Conference Reports

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Tobias Eigen from Kabissa presented at the Web2fordev: Remixing the Web for International Development. The Mashable write up has a freudian typo and describes the Cancer Society and March of Dimes as "high-profit" organizations. Now here's a new term: Green Philanthropy. More from Britt Bravo on Netsquared blog.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. An easy way to support the Nature Conservancy if you're on Facebook is to install (Lil) Green Patch. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ? And, yes they did !

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